Message In A Parcel will make the season sound
more festive
MISSISSAUGA, ON, Dec. 5, 2016 /CNW/ - Forget "Jingle Bells" – this
holiday season has a new soundtrack and UPS Canada is helping
Canadians deliver it with Message In A Parcel. The
limited-edition UPS parcel will allow selected shippers to share a
personalized greeting.
"Every year during the holidays, UPS delivers millions of
packages throughout the world, delivering wishes to people when
they can't physically be in the same place," said Steven Vitale, director of communications, UPS
Canada. "This year, we want to make shipping to loved ones even
more personal for a few lucky Canadians. Message In A Parcel
helps Canadians deliver a personal voice message along with their
gift to someone special who can't be with them during the holidays.
The promotional campaign underlines UPS's role in helping customers
deliver special wishes during the holiday period, when the company
nearly doubles its average daily shipping volume."
Starting today, Canadians have the opportunity to enter a
Facebook contest for the chance to win a special limited edition
recordable Message In A Parcel. UPS Canada is looking for Canadians to tell us who
they're missing the most this holiday season, 15 Canadians who are
far away from family and friends will have a chance to spread
festive greetings.* Also included is a personalized note, gift
wrapping paper, gold ribbon, packaging materials, a sugar cookie
and a shipping voucher which can be redeemed at any The UPS Store
location in Canada. More
information is available here or by following @UPS_Canada on
Twitter and liking UPS on Facebook.
During the busy holiday shipping season, UPS expects to deliver
more than 700 million packages globally in 25 days between
Thanksgiving and New Year's Eve. The 2016 Year-End Holiday
Schedule is available at: holidays.ups.com/ca/.
*Note: Only 15 Message In A Parcel kits will be available
through the Facebook contest. The kits are not available for
purchase.
UPS 2016 Holiday by the Numbers
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Thanksgiving-December
forecast
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700+ million
packages
|
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Delivery days during
period
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25 days
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Average daily
delivery volume (ADV)
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Approximately 28
million packages
|
|
Forecast percentage
increase
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14%
|
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Peak delivery
week
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Dec. 19-23,
2016
|
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Peak week daily
delivery volume (ADV)
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Approximately 30
million packages
|
|
Busiest tracking
day
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Dec. 21, 204 million
tracking requests
|
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Hiring
|
95,000 seasonal
workers
|
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UPS My Choice®
|
30 million members
globally
|
|
UPS Access Point®
locations
|
8,000+ U.S. / 25,000+
total
|
|
The UPS Store®
locations
|
More than
4,900
|
About UPS:
UPS (NYSE: UPS) is a global leader in logistics, offering a broad
range of solutions including transporting packages and freight;
facilitating international trade, and deploying advanced technology
to more efficiently manage the world of business. Headquartered in
Atlanta, UPS serves more than 220
countries and territories worldwide. The company can be found on
the web at ups.com® and its corporate blog can be found
at longitudes.ups.com. To get UPS news direct,
visit pressroom.ups.com/RSS and follow @UPS_Canada
and @UPS_SmallBizCA.
SOURCE UPS Canada